diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMatchStartControl.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMatchStartControl.cs
index 2d61c26a6b..3b10509895 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMatchStartControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMatchStartControl.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using Moq;
@@ -36,15 +34,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
         private readonly Bindable<BeatmapAvailability> beatmapAvailability = new Bindable<BeatmapAvailability>();
         private readonly Bindable<Room> room = new Bindable<Room>();
 
-        private MultiplayerRoom multiplayerRoom;
-        private MultiplayerRoomUser localUser;
-        private OngoingOperationTracker ongoingOperationTracker;
+        private MultiplayerRoom multiplayerRoom = null!;
+        private MultiplayerRoomUser localUser = null!;
+        private OngoingOperationTracker ongoingOperationTracker = null!;
 
-        private PopoverContainer content;
-        private MatchStartControl control;
+        private PopoverContainer content = null!;
+        private MatchStartControl control = null!;
 
         private OsuButton readyButton => control.ChildrenOfType<OsuButton>().Single();
 
+        [Cached(typeof(IBindable<PlaylistItem>))]
+        private readonly Bindable<PlaylistItem> currentItem = new Bindable<PlaylistItem>();
+
         protected override IReadOnlyDependencyContainer CreateChildDependencies(IReadOnlyDependencyContainer parent) =>
             new CachedModelDependencyContainer<Room>(base.CreateChildDependencies(parent)) { Model = { BindTarget = room } };
 
@@ -112,15 +113,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
 
                 beatmapAvailability.Value = BeatmapAvailability.LocallyAvailable();
 
-                var playlistItem = new PlaylistItem(Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo)
+                currentItem.Value = new PlaylistItem(Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo)
                 {
                     RulesetID = Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo.Ruleset.OnlineID
                 };
 
                 room.Value = new Room
                 {
-                    Playlist = { playlistItem },
-                    CurrentPlaylistItem = { Value = playlistItem }
+                    Playlist = { currentItem.Value },
+                    CurrentPlaylistItem = { BindTarget = currentItem }
                 };
 
                 localUser = new MultiplayerRoomUser(API.LocalUser.Value.Id) { User = API.LocalUser.Value };
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
                 {
                     Playlist =
                     {
-                        TestMultiplayerClient.CreateMultiplayerPlaylistItem(playlistItem),
+                        TestMultiplayerClient.CreateMultiplayerPlaylistItem(currentItem.Value),
                     },
                     Users = { localUser },
                     Host = localUser,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerMatchFooter.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerMatchFooter.cs
index c2d3b17ccb..9d8ef76e75 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerMatchFooter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerMatchFooter.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
+using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
 using osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer.Match;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
 {
     public partial class TestSceneMultiplayerMatchFooter : MultiplayerTestScene
     {
+        [Cached(typeof(IBindable<PlaylistItem>))]
+        private readonly Bindable<PlaylistItem> currentItem = new Bindable<PlaylistItem>();
+
         public override void SetUpSteps()
         {
             base.SetUpSteps();
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerPlaylist.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerPlaylist.cs
index 2100f82886..3baabecd84 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerPlaylist.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerPlaylist.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
@@ -29,10 +28,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
 {
     public partial class TestSceneMultiplayerPlaylist : MultiplayerTestScene
     {
-        private MultiplayerPlaylist list;
-        private BeatmapManager beatmaps;
-        private BeatmapSetInfo importedSet;
-        private BeatmapInfo importedBeatmap;
+        [Cached(typeof(IBindable<PlaylistItem>))]
+        private readonly Bindable<PlaylistItem> currentItem = new Bindable<PlaylistItem>();
+
+        private MultiplayerPlaylist list = null!;
+        private BeatmapManager beatmaps = null!;
+        private BeatmapSetInfo importedSet = null!;
+        private BeatmapInfo importedBeatmap = null!;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(GameHost host, AudioManager audio)
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
             addItemStep();
             addItemStep();
 
-            DrawableRoomPlaylistItem[] drawableItems = null;
+            DrawableRoomPlaylistItem[] drawableItems = null!;
             AddStep("get drawable items", () => drawableItems = this.ChildrenOfType<DrawableRoomPlaylistItem>().ToArray());
 
             // Add 1 item for another user.
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerSpectateButton.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerSpectateButton.cs
index 816ba4ca32..5ae5d1e228 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerSpectateButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerSpectateButton.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
@@ -28,13 +26,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
 {
     public partial class TestSceneMultiplayerSpectateButton : MultiplayerTestScene
     {
-        private MultiplayerSpectateButton spectateButton;
-        private MatchStartControl startControl;
+        [Cached(typeof(IBindable<PlaylistItem>))]
+        private readonly Bindable<PlaylistItem> currentItem = new Bindable<PlaylistItem>();
 
-        private readonly Bindable<PlaylistItem> selectedItem = new Bindable<PlaylistItem>();
+        private MultiplayerSpectateButton spectateButton = null!;
+        private MatchStartControl startControl = null!;
 
-        private BeatmapSetInfo importedSet;
-        private BeatmapManager beatmaps;
+        private BeatmapSetInfo importedSet = null!;
+        private BeatmapManager beatmaps = null!;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(GameHost host, AudioManager audio)
@@ -52,14 +51,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
 
             AddStep("create button", () =>
             {
-                AvailabilityTracker.SelectedItem.BindTo(selectedItem);
+                AvailabilityTracker.SelectedItem.BindTo(currentItem);
 
                 importedSet = beatmaps.GetAllUsableBeatmapSets().First();
                 Beatmap.Value = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(importedSet.Beatmaps.First());
-                selectedItem.Value = new PlaylistItem(Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo)
-                {
-                    RulesetID = Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo.Ruleset.OnlineID,
-                };
+
+                currentItem.Value = SelectedRoom.Value.Playlist.First();
 
                 Child = new PopoverContainer
                 {